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# Rajeev Pushkar on Tal

## Headline

Data & Analytics Leader \| Director @UBS \| Banking Transformation \| AI & Cloud Platforms

## About

Enterprise Data & Analytics leader with a proven track record of steering large\-scale transformation across Tier\-1 global banks and multinational organizations\. I currently lead Data & AI architecture for global risk and regulatory platforms, delivering mission\-critical capabilities across Market Risk, Treasury, and Regulatory Reporting \(Basel III, FRTB, Volcker\)\. I specialize in designing and scaling enterprise data platforms using modern architectures like Data Mesh and Lakehouse, combined with cloud transformation on Azure and AI\-driven analytics using LLMs and NLP — delivering secure, scalable, regulatory\-grade platforms that power enterprise\-wide decision\-making\. I partner closely with senior stakeholders \(CIO, CRO, Risk, Compliance, Audit\) and lead global teams across geographies, driving complex transformation programs that align business and technology strategy in highly regulated environments\. Core Areas: Data & Analytics Strategy Regulatory Data Platforms \(Basel, FRTB\) Market Risk , Treasury Analytics & Wealth Management Data Mesh / Lakehouse Architecture AI / LLM\-driven Analytics Cloud Transformation \(Azure\)

## Location

Pune Division

## AI stack

cursor

github copilot

langchain

langgraph

langsmith

ChatGPT

## Work experience

Director of Artificial Intelligence at UBS, Dec 2025 \- Present · 10 mo, Pune, Partner with Wealth Management business, architecture and engineering stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into scalable, governed platform capabilities\. Lead enterprise Data Mesh architecture using Azure Databricks and Unity Catalog, establishing domain\-driven, governed data access and scalable platform principles\. Lead governed, domain\-driven data access design \(Azure Databricks, Unity Catalog\) supporting Wealth Management analytics and decision\-making\. Drive delivery of AI\-enabled analytics capabilities that simplify access to insights and accelerate business decision\-making\. Serve as a stakeholder point of contact bridging business requirements with technical execution, ensuring quality and alignment with priorities\.

UBS — Director, Data & AI Architecture \(Market Risk, Treasury & Wealth Management\) at UBS, Feb 2023 \- Present · 3 yrs 9 mos, Pune District, • Led the enterprise\-wide Data & AI architecture for Market Risk and Treasury platforms at UBS, ensuring compliance with global regulations\. • Drove Data Mesh transformation utilizing Azure Databricks and Unity Catalog, enhancing governed data access across risk and finance functions\. • Established robust data governance, security, and audit frameworks, significantly improving regulatory reporting efficiency and audit readiness\.

Associate director at UBS, Oct 2019 \- Feb 2023 · 3 y 4 mo, Pune, Built and led a 50\+ person global engineering team, accountable for delivery, cost, platform reliability and execution in a complex matrix organization, including team structure, capability development and performance management\. Served as senior advisor and escalation point for Risk, Compliance, Audit and executive leadership, providing governance, decision support and transformation direction\. Established and enhanced operating procedures, data governance and audit\-compliant control frameworks aligned with Basel III, FRTB and global regulatory requirements\. Partnered with Risk, Treasury and Compliance leadership to define and execute modernization of regulatory data and reporting platforms across global banking operations\. Drove continuous improvement of systems, processes and controls, migrating legacy capabilities to Azure cloud to improve scalability, security and regulatory readiness\. Architected the post\-merger UBS–Credit Suisse regulatory reporting framework, strengthening governance and auditability for complex enterprise change\. Led enterprise operating\-model and Agile transformation initiatives, including design of POD and Chapter team structures and rollout of Agile Methodology 2\.0 across delivery practices\.

Solutions Architect at HCL America, Feb 2017 \- Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Led architecture and development of a strategic Market Risk reporting platform, enabling scalable self\-service risk analytics for business and risk stakeholders\. Led Agile transformation initiatives across UBS risk technology teams, helping establish new delivery practices during the pilot phase\.

Technical Architect at HCL America inc, Sep 2015 \- Sep 2019 · 4 yrs 1 mo, New Jersey, United States, Worked as a Technical Architect, leading the development of a strategic reporting platform for market risk management at UBS from 2017 to 2019\. Contributed to the development of a Patient Data Warehouse at Allscripts from 2015 to 2017, leveraging SQL Server Technologies\.

Technical Architect at HCL America inc, Nov 2013 \- Aug 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Successfully designed Management Reporting \(MR\) decks for HCL Finance Team \(09/2014 – 01/2015\) by employing MSBI\. Proficient in conducting comprehensive requirement analysis and preparing detailed requirement documents\. Successfully orchestrated the design of Move groups for Norway’s largest DNB Bank \(01/2014 – 09/2015\) applications moving from one data center to HCL owned Data center\. Key responsibilities during the Analysis and Design phase included collaborating with the Infra team to finalize move groups and providing crucial assistance in addressing any BI\-specific issues that arose during migration

Technical Lead at HCL America inc, Oct 2011 \- Nov 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, The project was a complete data ware house solution for EMI MUSIC to bring the entire sales data \(physical and digital products\) reporting in to one place in order to present single consolidated view to the business\.

Lead Technical Architect at HCL Technologies, 2008 \- 2017 · 9 yrs, Led large\-scale data\-center migration involving 1,600\+ applications for DNB Bank, coordinating complex technology change across a major banking environment\. Architected an enterprise Patient Data Warehouse for Allscripts USA to enhance clinical and healthcare analytics\. Led handover of 50\+ applications for EMI Music in Germany and designed an enterprise data warehouse consolidating physical and digital sales data\. Contributed to a Direct\-to\-Consumer e\-commerce program for Universal Music Group\.

Associate Engineer at Dell Perot System, Dec 2006 \- Apr 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos, Noida, SHL is a world leader in the objective assessment and development of people, jobs, and organizations Helped clients through proprietary assessment tools based on extensive, empirical research over the past 20 years

## Education

B\.Tech, Computer Science, MJPRU

Bachelor of Technology, Computational Science, MJP Rohilkhand University

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